Pros
- Good work life balance. - Good cross functional experience if you have a boss who you get along with/likes you. - Good benefits offered especially if you are Caucasian women. Double points if you belong to Scandinavian countries.
Cons
- Very bureaucratic with a power centre in Stockholm. If you are not in the HQ, you will miss out on a lot of good project work and career advancement opportunities - No clear strategy or focus. There is a change in management every few months. People move around and when they do, they do not take responsibility of the mess they left behind due to their bad decisions. - Although it claims to, but Vattenfall does not promote diversity. Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities are side-lined. You will find Caucasians in all the important jobs, boards and team leads and few token diversity hires in teams. You will find people from certain countries and backgrounds will always be promoted their work applauded while others, even if they work twice as hard, will be side-lined/not promoted or rewarded. Walk into any Vattenfall office and you can count the number of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority people, who are not contractors/temp staff, by one hand. - Company wants everyone to work, behave like the Scandinavian model which is the best model according to Vattenfall. Local differences are pushed aside. - More emphasis on 'who you know' than 'what you know'.